CFP RANKINGS THE SAME

Georgia ,A labama, Notre Dame and Clemson held their spots in the top four of the College Football Playoff rankings, and unbeaten Miami moved up three spots to No. 7 before its showdown with the Fighting Irish.

Oklahoma remained fifth and TCU moved up to sixth in the rankings released Tuesday. The Sooners and Horned Frogs play a key Big 12 game on Saturday, with the winner taking sole possession of first place in the conference. After Miami, unbeaten Wisconsin was No. 8, the highest-ranked Big Ten team. Washington, the highest-ranked Pac-12 team, is ninth and Auburn is 10th.

l Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren’s call to investigate a laptop on the Tigers’ sideline was a “challenge to the team’s integrity.” Doeren wondered why a laptop was seen on Clemson’s sideline after the fourth-ranked Tigers’ 38-31 win over the Wolfpack. The ACC said it had accepted Clemson’s explanation that the computer was used by a student as part of the school’s social media efforts.